"Even though he's a tyrant, he's never doubted me over the years. At this critical moment, he could have simply fled, but because I said I'd hold on, he sat on the throne of the court. If I win this battle, people will naturally speak for me. Even if I lose, I won't lose my integrity!"
Xiao Hei was puzzled: "But he is still a tyrant."
Fang Zhiyi looked at it and said, "You don't understand."
"Report!" Another young eunuch rushed into the court.
"Has the enemy army already entered the city?" a minister asked hurriedly.
"Your Majesty! Escape quickly!" The minister who was looking for modifiers before no longer cared about anything else.
The young eunuch gasped, "The general let the vanguard of the enemy army into the city wall, then closed the city gates and ordered a volley of arrows, causing heavy casualties to the enemy army!"
There was an uproar in the court.
Emperor Shunying's eyes lit up again: "What did I say? You, ah, you eat the court's salary, but when it comes to the critical moment, you are nothing! And you still doubt my general? Are you worthy?"
The court officials looked at each other in bewilderment.
On the city wall, looking at the noisy rebels in the distance, I realized that they were making a pre-war mobilization.
"Gao Liang, right?" The eunuch who had followed Cao Ji was still in a daze. When he heard Fang Zhiyi calling him, he hurried forward, glancing at the headless corpse on the ground from time to time.
"My humble servant. General, you speak."
"From now on, you will be in charge of the Xuanjing Division. Is that okay?"
Gao Liang was stunned for a moment, then he knelt down and said, "Thank you, General!" He didn't want to die inexplicably like Cao Ji, and he could also rise to fame overnight. Who wouldn't agree to that?
"Now you will go and spread the word, open the treasury, and distribute money to the soldiers. Also, spread the word that the enemy army is besieging the city today. No one will be left alive after the city is broken. If there are any civilians willing to join me in resisting the enemy, I will give them money and weapons!"
Gao Liang's hands trembled: "This..." When he met Fang Zhiyi's eyes, he lowered his head unconsciously, "Yes!"
"If anyone tries to stop us, kill them on the spot." A light voice said, and Gao Liang staggered.
At dawn, the siege began.
The shouts of killing resounded throughout the world. The rebels, dressed in their military uniforms, rushed forward as if they were risking their lives. The soldiers defending the city were also very excited because they heard the news that the general had opened an account to release silver. So the two sides started a life-and-death battle.
In the city, the Xuan Jing Division was posting conscription notices everywhere. Anyone who was willing to join the fight against the bandits outside the city would immediately receive silver. Huge piles of silver were piled up at the vegetable market, the place where people were usually beheaded, and on the side were piled the heads of several officials who were preventing the warehouse from being opened.
Despite the numerical advantage, the defenders also suffered heavy casualties. Xiao Hei seemed a little worried: "Host, if we keep fighting like this, we will be doomed sooner or later." He had seen Fang Zhiyi attacking the city, and was deeply impressed by the way he took one city after another. The current rebel army was trading lives for lives, and sooner or later all the soldiers defending the city would be replaced. They didn't even need to be replaced. As long as one city wall was breached, it would be a disaster.
"Don't worry, I may not be good at fighting, but I understand human nature." Fang Zhiyi said in a relaxed tone.
Xiao Hei looked up in surprise. A large number of civilians had gathered at the foot of the city behind him. They were wearing simple equipment and holding machetes taken from the armory.
"It's just a bunch of villagers rebelling, so their fighting power is already insufficient. They've been advancing all the way to the capital, and they've never suffered a defeat, let alone any tactics. This rebel army is doomed to fail." Fang Zhiyi raised his hand. "More people? Do they know how many people there are in the capital? Huh?"
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